Contemplation

Posted by Graham Russon (Cape Town, South Africa) on 3 April 2008 in Cityscape & Urban and Portfolio.

From the archives My step-son contemplating Cecil John Rhodes statue at Rhodes memorial.

The immense and brooding spirit still
Shall quicken and control.
Living he was the land, and dead,
His soul shall be her soul.
Burial by Rudyard Kipling 1902

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Comments (10)

Jaynee from Cape Town, South Africa

Graham, this is just so appropriate right now with all that is going on in Zimbabwe as we speak. It is a beautiful and touching photograph.

3 Apr 2008 8:03pm

@Jaynee: Thanks Jaynee. Yes I thought it was appropriate with the fiasco going in Zimbabwe, which is the country of my birth. My sister and her family are still there, so its been a pretty tense week waiting to hear the outcome of the elections.

Ina from Krugersdorp, South Africa

Nice one, like the texture of the walls. Looks huge!

3 Apr 2008 8:18pm

Ron from Saint Louis, United States

Great shot, Graham. The tones and textures are beautiful, and your step-son's inquisitive pose is perfect. A terrific capture!

3 Apr 2008 9:04pm

Tracey from Baltimore, United States

I love the body language you have captured here. The words are huge...size and meaning.

3 Apr 2008 11:09pm

Andrew Gould from Sydney, Australia

An impressive image, and the human element adds greatly. Nice clear detail. I like how you don't have the inscription centered within the frame. It's more interesting like this.

4 Apr 2008 2:16am

pLusOne from Cheonan, South Korea

great shot with the detail texture and captured right time at the right place.
it could be perfect if you step back a little more and the whole face of the staue can be seen....

4 Apr 2008 1:49pm

@pLusOne: Thanks. This was one of these shots that you only realized elements once it was downloaded. I have others of the whole statue, but not the body language of my son.